Xunpu (Chinese: 蟳埔村; pinyin: Xúnpù Cūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chîm-po͘-chhoan) is an oyster fishing village in Quanzhou, southern Fujian, China. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of downtown Quanzhou.[1]
The village is a regional tourist attraction, owing to its specialty product, oysters, and its traditional Han Chinese subculture.[1] Traditional Xunpu homes, called héké cuò / ô-khak chhò (蚵壳厝), are made of oyster shells.[2]
Xunpu's female villagers don traditional pink floral tunics with buttons to the left and loose black trousers, tie their hair in a chignon and decorate it with colorful flower garlands called zanhuawei / chiām-hoa-ûi (簪花围).[1][3][4] During the imperial era, Xunpu women did not practice footbinding, which was common in the rest of China.[4] Some Chinese historians attribute these cultural differences to a theory that Xunpu's villagers are descendants of Arab traders, although most villagers are now devout Mazu followers, not Muslims.[1]
Other major women fishing villages in Fujian include Hui'an and Meizhou Island.[3]
In the 1999 Census, Xunpu had a population of 6,002 persons, of which 2,990 were male and 3,012 were female.[4] 70% of villagers bear the surname Huang (黄).[4]
24°51′33″N 118°39′05″E / 24.859192°N 118.651291°E / 24.859192; 118.651291
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